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Format: 47 S. , zahlr. Ill.

ISBN: 3831008213

Uniform Title: I love yoga 〈dt.〉

Language: German

Keywords: Kindersachbuch ; Kindersachbuch

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Format: 1 online resource (227 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-03330-1 , 9786612033308 , 0-8330-4645-4

Content: Examines the effects that liberalization processes and democracy promotion have had on terrorism and political violence in six Arab countries.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- "Democracy" and Terrorism in the Arab World: A Framework for Analysis; Introduction; Democracy in the Middle East: "Liberalized Autocracies" or Genuine Democratization?; Understanding Terrorism; The Democracy-Terrorism Debate; Empirical Application to the Arab World: Case Selection and Methods; CHAPTER TWO- Egypt; Introduction; Liberalization in the Mubarak Era; Trends in Violent Activity; Comparing Levels of Freedom and Terrorism; Assessing Effects; Repression and Destabilization; Conclusion , CHAPTER THREE- JordanLiberalization Trends; Trends in Violent Activity; Comparing Levels of Freedom and Terrorism; Assessing Effects; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR- Bahrain; Introduction; Liberalization Trends; Trends in Violent Activity; Comparing Levels of Freedom and Terrorism; Assessing Effects; Conclusions and Implications; CHAPTER FIVE- Saudi Arabia; Introduction; Liberalization Trends; Trends in Violent Activity; Comparing Levels of Freedom and Terrorism; Assessing Effects; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX- Algeria; Introduction; Trends in Liberalization; Trends in Violent Activity , Comparing Levels of Freedom and TerrorismAssessing Effects; Summary and Implications; CHAPTER SEVEN- Morocco; Introduction; Trends in Liberalization; Trends in Violent Activity; Comparing Levels of Freedom and Terrorism; Assessing Effects; Conclusion; CHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusion; Liberalization in the Arab World Can Both Contain and Exacerbate Political Violence; Policy Implications: A Return to Realism or Realistic Democracy Promotion?; Policy Recommendations; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4508-3

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (107 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-18081-5 , 9786611180812 , 0-8330-4238-6

Series Statement: Conference proceedings

Content: On March 21, 2007, the RAND Corporation held a public conference on Capitol Hill, "Coping with Iran: Confrontation, Containment, or Engagement?" featuring high-level experts and hosted by the director of the RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center. More than 300 guests attended, including former ambassadors, members of Congress and senior staffers, senior journalists, Pentagon officials, and numerous well-known Middle East analysts. Two high-level officials, Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Ambassador Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian

Note: "CF-237-NSRD"--P. [4] of cover. , Summary of a conference held by the RAND Corporation on Mar. 21, 2007 in Washington, D.C. , Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; CONFERENCE SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PANEL 1: INSIDE IRAN; PANEL MEMBERS; ROLE OF THE REGIME; HOW THE UNITED STATES MAY MISPERCEIVE IRANIAN POLITICS: SIX OBSERVATIONS; AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI, IRAN'S NUCLEAR "CARPET," AND IRAQ; Final Thoughts: The Iranian Populace and Two Ticking Clocks; THE REGIME: DISAGREEMENT AND DISCORD BUT ALSO CONSENSUS?; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Trip to Turkey; 2. President Ahmadi-Nejad as a Political Liability , 3. Statement by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 4. Russia's Decision to Suspend Cooperation at Bushehr; 5. U.S. Congress and Iranian Parliamentarians; 6. Effect of Civil Action on U.S. Foreign Policy; 7. 2003 Proposal for a Grand Bargain; 8. Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK); PANEL 2: LOOKING AT TWO ALTERNATIVE FUTURES; PANEL MEMBERS; IRAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS: AN EXAMINATION OF KEY POLICY ISSUES; Iran's Motivations for Acquiring Nuclear Weapons; Iran's Conventional Forces; Iran's "Strategic Loneliness"; A Nuclear-Armed Iran?; An Attack on Iran; Policy Directions , FIVE KEY POINTS POWERFUL DRIVERS, RISKS, AND POSSIBLE OUTCOMES; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. Effectiveness of Security Guarantees; 2. Lessons from History and Unintended Consequences; 3. Consortium Proposal; 4. Israel and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; CLOSING STATEMENT; AN IRANIAN PERSPECTIVE; PRESENTER AND RESPONDERS; IRAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT; Regional Stability and Security; Weapons of Mass Destruction; Resolving the Iranian Nuclear Crisis; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. UNSC Resolution; 2. A Two-Month Suspension of Enrichment--but What Next? , 3. Legitimacy of the UNSC Resolution4. "Suspension for Suspension"; 5. Iran's Role in Iraq; 6. March 2006 Offer by the Supreme Leader; 7. Regional Involvement in Iraq; 8. Iranian Reaction to Russian Suspension of Bushehr; 9. Location of General Ali Reza Askari; 10. Israel and Iranians in Custody in Iraq; 11. The Population's Rights in Iran; 12. Goal of the Regional Ministerial Meeting; 13. Hizballah and Hamas; 14. Helping Iraq Despite a Continued U.S. Presence; 15. Iran's View of a Consortium; PANEL 3: WHAT TO DO: PREEMPTION? CONTAINMENT? ENGAGEMENT?; PANEL MEMBERS , IRAQ OR IRAN: WHICH COMES FIRST?ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY; ADDRESSING UNCERTAINTIES; WHERE TO NOW?; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. Iraq Study Group Report; 2. An Acceptable Outcome for Israel; 3. United States -- Aggressive Talk, but Carrying a Small Stick?; 4. Iran's Role in Iraq; 5. Should Congress Authorize the Use of Force?; 6. Lessons from Relations with China in the 1970's; 7. The IRGC and the Risk of Escalation; 8. The Role of Dissidents in Iran; A U.S. PERSPECTIVE; PRESENTER AND RESPONDERS; HOW THE U.S. GOVERNMENT VIEWS IRAN; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION , 1. The Key to Successful Negotiations , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4187-8

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-18112-9 , 9786611181123 , 0-8330-4272-6

Content: This monograph examines regional, multilateral track two dialogues in the Middle East and South Asia that are focused on arms control and other cooperative security measures. Unofficial policy discourse, or track two diplomacy, is an increasingly important part of the changing international security landscape, with the potential to raise new ideas and solutions to conflicts that, over time, may influence official policy. Talking to the Enemy considers how track two efforts in South Asia and the Middle East have socialized participants into thinking about security in more cooperative terms, and

Note: "MG-592-NSRD"--P. [4] of cover. , Rethinking track two diplomacy -- Key issues and questions -- The state of the field -- A normative framework -- Defining track two -- Applying track two -- A regional focus -- Historical precedents -- Comparing the Middle East and South Asia -- Roles for track two dialogues -- Socialization of participating elites: creating a constituency for regional cooperation -- Filtering: making others' ideas your own -- Transmission: turning ideas into new policies -- Limits of track two dialogues -- Regional security dialogues in the Middle East -- Introduction -- Overview of dialogues -- UCLA and the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) -- The search for common ground -- Depaul University -- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) -- Cooperative Monitoring Center -- Canadian-sponsored maritime activities -- The U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: regional seismic monitoring cooperation project -- European-sponsored activities -- Gulf security track two forums -- Roles -- Socialization -- Filtering -- Policy impact -- Limits -- Elites -- Domestic constraints -- The regional environment -- Conclusion -- Regional security dialogues in South Asia -- Introduction -- Overview of dialogues -- Neemrana process -- Balusa group -- Kashmir Study Group (KSG) -- Shanghai process -- Stimson Center dialogues -- CSIS meetings on nuclear risk reduction centres (NRRCs) -- Cooperative Monitoring Center, Sandia National Laboratories -- Maritime activities: the confidence and cooperation in South Asian Waters Project -- Roles -- Socialization -- Filtering -- Policy impact -- Limits -- Elites -- Domestic constraints -- Regional environment -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Central arguments -- Regional comparisons -- Regional lessons -- Improving track two dialogues -- Expand the types of participants -- Create or strengthen institutional support and mentors for track two activities -- Localize the dialogues -- Bibliography. , Also available via the Internet. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4191-6

Language: English

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Format: 943 S.

ISBN: 3596508215

Uniform Title: The Far Pavillons

Content: Erzählt wird die Geschichte des jungen Ash, eines Engländers, der im Schatten dieser Berge wie ein Hindu aufwächst und sich weder im Land seiner englischen Vorfahren noch im Land seiner Kindheit akzeptiert fühlt. Er verliebt sich in Anjuli, eine indische Prinzessin, und versucht in den blutigen Kolonialkriegen als Kundschafter zwischen Indern und Briten zu vermitteln.

Note: Aus d. Engl. übers.

Language: German

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Format: 365 S.

Language: German

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Format: 1 Blu-Ray (119 min) : farb.

Content: Der 16jährige Hitlerfan Danny muss eine Schulaufgabe über seinen Bruder Derek schreiben, der am selben Tag aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wird. Drei Jahre zuvor hatte der charismatische Skinhead Derek drei Schwarze getötet, die sein Auto stehlen wollten, und er war zu einer Art Ikone der White-Power-Bewegung aufgestiegen. Was jedoch keiner weiß: Im Knast hat Derek Haß und Gewalt abgeschworen. Jetzt ist er wieder auf freien Fuß und für ihn beginnt ein verzweifelter Kampf um die Seele seines Bruders...

Note: FSK: ab 16 Jahren. - Bildformat: 1080p High Definition 16x9, 1,78:1. Audio: Dolby Digital: dt. 5.1, portug. 2.0, engl. DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, span. 2.0. - Untertitel: span., portug., dän., finn., norweg., schwed. - UT für Hörgeschädigte: dt. engl. - Incl. Special Features.

Language: German

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 297 S.) : , Ill.

Edition: 3. ed.

ISBN: 978-1405-14817-7

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-4051-1641-1

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 297 S.) : , Ill.

Edition: 3. ed.

ISBN: 978-1405-14817-7

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-4051-1641-1

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xii, 104 pages) : , illustrations (some color)

Note: "The Teachers guide was designed to accompany the Picturing America project, a part of We the People, the flagship initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is to be distributed free of charge to participating K-12 schools, public libraries, and other entities chosen by the National Endowment for the Humanities"--T.p. verso.

Language: English